The Fresh Food People

On weekends, there is typically a day that is dedicated to food shopping. Well maybe not an entire day, but a good two to three hours of the day. In Adelaide, one has many options of where to buy the groceries. There is the local butcher, the local baker, the produce people, the Saturday market (which has all these people in one location), or the grocery store (of which there are Coles or Wolworths).

We all know I'm not going to go to the local butcher anytime soon so I tend to stick with the market or grocery stores. The market is great - all the local farmers come down from the hills to sell there ripe luscious fruits and vegetables. To effectively shop at the market one must be assertive, able to cut and dodge through the crowds and have tremendous arm strength to carry all the goodness back home. If you are there at 2:00, when all the sales start to go down, be prepared to block some elbows and watch out for the old ladies with rolling baskets (but for three zucchinis for a dollar or two red peppers for a dollar who can resist).

There are some weekends that I'm not prepared for the market and therefore go to the grocery store (plus we get discounts from work to shop there - and frequent flier miles). Out of the two grocers we have grown fond of Wolworths.


Woolworths - the fresh food people. Every weekend a few commercials are aired on TV detailing the different produce that has come in this week, what is priced well and ready to eat. One weekend we met the manager of our local Wollys, Laurence. A very nice man, he recognised Mark as he knows "all the Yankees that come through the store." He gave us a run down of the store and where to find all the good kangaroo meat (although Mark has yet to try it).

One of my favorite things at Wollys are the trolleys. They go forward, backward, side-ways, diagonally all with just a little touch of the finger. Probably the most friendly push trolleys I've experienced.

My second favorite thing are the prices - if you eat healthy it is cheaper. For example, natural peanut butter is $2.50 while peanut butter made with extra sugar (think Jiffy) is $3.50. The organic veggies and fruits are less than the other produce. From what I have read and heard, Australia is the second most obese country (right behind the US) and the government is actively working towards getting Australians back in shape. Works well for Mark and I.